York—Humber
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York—Humber was a federal electoral district
represented in the Canadian
House of Commons
from 1953 to 1968. It was located in the province
of Ontario
. This riding was created in 1952 from parts of York South
riding.
York—Humber consisted of towns of Mimico and Weston (excluding the Ellis Court Apartments), the village of Swansea, and parts of the townships of Etobicoke
and York
in what was later known as Metropolitan Toronto
.
The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was re-distributed between Etobicoke
, High Park
, Lakeshore, York South
and York West
ridings.
|Progressive Conservative
|AITKEN, Margaret
|align="right"|11,157
|Liberal
|THOMPSON, Kenneth L.
|align="right"|11,090
|Co-operative Commonwealth
|PROSSER, Jennie B.
|align="right"| 4,924
|}
|-
|Progressive Conservative
|AITKEN, Margaret
|align="right"| 18,449
|Liberal
|THOMPSON, Kenneth L.
|align="right"|10,851
|Co-operative Commonwealth
| THETFORD, Margaret
|align="right"| 4,872
|Social Credit
|ELLIS, Charles R.
|align="right"|1,324
|}
|-
|Progressive Conservative
|AITKEN, Margaret
|align="right"|23,723
|Liberal
|DACOSTA, Elena Murdock
|align="right"|9,557
|Co-operative Commonwealth
|COLLINS, Leonard
|align="right"|6,257
|}
|-
|Liberal
|COWAN, Ralph B.
|align="right"|15,526
|Progressive Conservative
|AITKEN, Margaret
|align="right"| 14,864
|New Democratic Party
|MILLARD, Charles
|align="right"| 11,622
|Social Credit
|SIBBALD, Ronald G.
|align="right"|564
|}
|-
|Liberal
|COWAN, Ralph B.
|align="right"|20,188
|Progressive Conservative
|MORTON, M. Douglas
|align="right"|12,218
|New Democratic Party
|MILLARD, Charlie H.
|align="right"|11,821
|}
|-
|Liberal
|COWAN, Ralph B.
|align="right"| 17,172
|New Democratic Party
|STEVENSON, Don
|align="right"|12,792
|Progressive Conservative
|COLEBOURN, Victor
|align="right"|11,325
|New Capitalist Party
| TILLEY, D.C.
|align="right"|235
|}
Electoral district (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...
represented in the Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
from 1953 to 1968. It was located in the province
Provinces and territories of Canada
The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the world's second-largest country by area. There are ten provinces and three territories...
of Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
. This riding was created in 1952 from parts of York South
York South
York South was an electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1979, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1926 to 1999....
riding.
York—Humber consisted of towns of Mimico and Weston (excluding the Ellis Court Apartments), the village of Swansea, and parts of the townships of Etobicoke
Etobicoke, Ontario
Etobicoke is a dissolved municipality located within the current city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Comprising the western section of the current city, it had an official population of 338,117 as measured by the 2001 Census and 334,491 people as of the 2006 Census. While it only contains 13% of...
and York
York, Ontario
York is a dissolved municipality in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Geographically, it is located northwest of Old Toronto, southwest of North York and east of Etobicoke, where it is bounded by the Humber River. Formerly a separate city, it was one of six municipalities that amalgamated in 1998 to form...
in what was later known as Metropolitan Toronto
Metropolitan Toronto
The Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto was a senior level of municipal government in the Toronto, Ontario, Canada area from 1954 to 1998. It was created out of York County and was a precursor to the later concept of a regional municipality, being formed of smaller municipalities but having more...
.
The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was re-distributed between Etobicoke
Etobicoke (electoral district)
Etobicoke was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1979. It was located in the province of Ontario...
, High Park
High Park (electoral district)
High Park was a federal electoral district in the west end of the city of Toronto, in the province of Ontario, Canada...
, Lakeshore, York South
York South
York South was an electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1979, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1926 to 1999....
and York West
York West
York West is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1904 and since 1917.Its population was 110,384 in 2001...
ridings.
Electoral history
|-|Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
|AITKEN, Margaret
Margaret Aitken
Margaret Aitken was a Canadian author, columnist, journalist, and politician.-Background:Aitken was born in Newcastle, New Brunswick. She attended Branksome Hall in Toronto. She was the daughter of J. Mauns Aitken and her uncle was Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook...
|align="right"|11,157
|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
|THOMPSON, Kenneth L.
|align="right"|11,090
|Co-operative Commonwealth
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation was a Canadian political party founded in 1932 in Calgary, Alberta, by a number of socialist, farm, co-operative and labour groups, and the League for Social Reconstruction...
|PROSSER, Jennie B.
|align="right"| 4,924
|}
|-
|Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
|AITKEN, Margaret
Margaret Aitken
Margaret Aitken was a Canadian author, columnist, journalist, and politician.-Background:Aitken was born in Newcastle, New Brunswick. She attended Branksome Hall in Toronto. She was the daughter of J. Mauns Aitken and her uncle was Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook...
|align="right"| 18,449
|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
|THOMPSON, Kenneth L.
|align="right"|10,851
|Co-operative Commonwealth
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation was a Canadian political party founded in 1932 in Calgary, Alberta, by a number of socialist, farm, co-operative and labour groups, and the League for Social Reconstruction...
| THETFORD, Margaret
|align="right"| 4,872
|Social Credit
Social Credit Party of Canada
The Social Credit Party of Canada was a conservative-populist political party in Canada that promoted social credit theories of monetary reform...
|ELLIS, Charles R.
|align="right"|1,324
|}
|-
|Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
|AITKEN, Margaret
Margaret Aitken
Margaret Aitken was a Canadian author, columnist, journalist, and politician.-Background:Aitken was born in Newcastle, New Brunswick. She attended Branksome Hall in Toronto. She was the daughter of J. Mauns Aitken and her uncle was Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook...
|align="right"|23,723
|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
|DACOSTA, Elena Murdock
|align="right"|9,557
|Co-operative Commonwealth
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation was a Canadian political party founded in 1932 in Calgary, Alberta, by a number of socialist, farm, co-operative and labour groups, and the League for Social Reconstruction...
|COLLINS, Leonard
|align="right"|6,257
|}
|-
|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
|COWAN, Ralph B.
|align="right"|15,526
|Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
|AITKEN, Margaret
Margaret Aitken
Margaret Aitken was a Canadian author, columnist, journalist, and politician.-Background:Aitken was born in Newcastle, New Brunswick. She attended Branksome Hall in Toronto. She was the daughter of J. Mauns Aitken and her uncle was Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook...
|align="right"| 14,864
|New Democratic Party
New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...
|MILLARD, Charles
|align="right"| 11,622
|Social Credit
Social Credit Party of Canada
The Social Credit Party of Canada was a conservative-populist political party in Canada that promoted social credit theories of monetary reform...
|SIBBALD, Ronald G.
|align="right"|564
|}
|-
|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
|COWAN, Ralph B.
|align="right"|20,188
|Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
|MORTON, M. Douglas
|align="right"|12,218
|New Democratic Party
New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...
|MILLARD, Charlie H.
|align="right"|11,821
|}
|-
|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
|COWAN, Ralph B.
|align="right"| 17,172
|New Democratic Party
New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...
|STEVENSON, Don
|align="right"|12,792
|Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
|COLEBOURN, Victor
|align="right"|11,325
|New Capitalist Party
New Capitalist Party
The New Capitalist Party was a short-lived political party in Canada that nominated three candidates in Toronto-area ridings in the 1965 election....
| TILLEY, D.C.
|align="right"|235
|}
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts